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Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana)Observer
willkuhnDescription
Trying to determine who made these well-preserved bite marks on this purple passionflower fruit found on the ground in back backyard "native meadow." The marks go all the way around the fruit and there appears to be a clear top and bottom side. They appear to have bitten down and then given up: no further feeding signs on this particular fruit. Measurements on 2nd photo. What a fun little mystery!
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Acrobat Ants and Cocktail Ants (Genus Crematogaster)Observer
willkuhnDescription
Ants creating a structure on the the underside of ironweed leaves. There are 2 structures pictured here, one that's a complete dome, the other still in construction. There appears to be treehoppers on the midrib in the center of the open structure, maybe Publilia. Ant architecture! 🐜
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Genus SteiroxysObserver
geographerdaveDescription
male
@birdwhisperer better photos added. any help with id?
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
russell_engelmanDescription
No red tail, and markings seem off for a red-tailed hawk. I think it was eating an eastern cottontail, but I cannot tell for sure based on pictures.
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Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)Observer
timhealyDescription
Captured by Prothonotary Warbler
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Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
sea-kangarooDescription
The moment when diplomatic relations broke down.
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Mites and Ticks (Subclass Acari)Observer
eebeeDescription
These tiny creatures were on a disabled bee, where the head meets the thorax. See the last photo in this obs for a view including more of the bee, and separate obs for the bee here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71401890
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Kororā (Little Blue Penguin) (Eudyptula minor)Observer
sea-kangarooDescription
Braying loudly from under a building.
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Typical Jumping Spiders (Subfamily Salticinae)Observer
dreamtime-nature-photography
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Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina ssp. carolina)Observer
wildlanderDescription
so this happened
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White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)Observer
tanyuuDescription
Viewed from the basement window. Deerald seems to have decided this was a great place to snooze overnight. It couldn't see me, so I managed to get a few great shots of just how much I need to wash these windows.
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Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)Observer
teellbeeDescription
It ate up all the snails and slugs and left on its own.
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Predatory Fungus Gnats (Family Keroplatidae)Observer
birdernaturalistDescription
silk trap at mouth of hole in dirt bank
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Hedgehog Slug (Arion intermedius)Observer
pateceramicsDescription
Small slug on the underside of a fallen sycamore branch on a drizzly 40 degree day. Suburban native plant garden.
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Merlin (Falco columbarius)Observer
sarahchabotDescription
Proie? Je dirais un goéland.
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Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)Observer
cherilefayDescription
This poor guy cannot fly and I don’t know why. Going to take home to wildlife rescue tomorrow.
